Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Erection Day!

A few weeks ago I was chatting with my buddy Jimmy about the Toronto mayoral elections, and he said, "Remember that movie Brewster's Millions? I want to vote for 'none of the above.'" The basic plot of this movie is that the Richard Pryor character Montgomery Brewster has 30 days to spend $30 million, and if he can do it, he will win $300 million. So in order to blow as much money as possible, Brewster decides to stage a "none of the above" protest campaign for the New York City mayor's seat. I kind of feel the same way about the US mid-term Senate and Congressional elections. The Republicans are bat-shit crazy and the Democrats are total pansies, and both parties are in bed with big money lobbyists and rich corporate assholes. They all disgust me.

"Republicans. That's what scares people these days. That, and Democrats." - Todd Snider

This is my new favorite song: "I'm a liar, a cheater, a fraud. I'm a weasel, a buzzard, a dog. I'm always your friend but I'm always for sale. I'm a skunk so don't get too close to my tail." - Trigger & Some Dudes Named Roy

About This Blog

About MP3 Files

Music and commentary posted on this site is purely for educational purposes. Links to MP3s will be active for a few weeks or so. If you like what you hear, don't be cheap, buy it (accompanying links are to Amazon.com, unless noted). Nowadays, most indie artists make their living by touring, so go out and see these artists live, buy their merch, get them to sign your CD, and buy them a beer after the show.

If you own the copyright to music on this blog and would like the music removed, please contact me directly and I will remove the link immediately. E-mail: RockstarAimz at gmail dot com

I get dozens of requests a week for album reviews, and honestly, given that I have an intense day job and that I'm pretty lazy in my free time, I'm probably not going to review your album. Especially if you have "remix," "electro," or "sounds like Radiohead" anywhere in your PR e-mail. Also, I'm based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, so I cannot attend your CD release party in Williamsburg, Hollywood, or Denton. But if you kiss my ass a little bit, I may take your album under consideration. Read this essay: Getting Heard by Music Blogs

"It's good to sell records, but the truth is, I make more money off t-shirts. If you rip it, burn it, give it to somebody, and they come to a show and buy a ticket and a t-shirt, I profit more that way anyway, and then I've got a fan." - Mike Cooley of the Drive-By Truckers